python queue.priority queue code example

Example 1: queue python

from queue import Queue

q = Queue()

q.size() # returns the current lenght of queue
q.empty() # returns True if empty, False otherwise
q.put(item) 
q.get()

Example 2: python threading queue

import threading, queue

q = queue.Queue()

def worker():
    while True:
        item = q.get()
        print(f'Working on {item}')
        print(f'Finished {item}')
        q.task_done()

# turn-on the worker thread
threading.Thread(target=worker, daemon=True).start()

# send thirty task requests to the worker
for item in range(30):
    q.put(item)
print('All task requests sent\n', end='')

# block until all tasks are done
q.join()
print('All work completed')

Example 3: python queue.priority queue

from queue import PriorityQueue

class PqElement(object):
    def __init__(self, value: int):
        self.val = value

    #Custom Compare Function (less than or equsal)
    def __lt__(self, other):
        """self < obj."""
        return self.val > other.val

    #Print each element function
    def __repr__(self):
        return f'PQE:{self.val}'

#Usage-
pq = PriorityQueue()
pq.put(PqElement(v))       #Add Item      - O(Log(n))
topValue = pq.get()        #Pop top item  - O(1)
topValue = pq.queue[0].val #Get top value - O(1)